It’s here! My third online class for Annie’s Publishing — Learn to Make Scrappy Borders. This was a super fun class to create, along with the quilts that go with it. I called on my good friends, Danell Cline, Deb Schrieber and Aneda Phillips to help me make the sample quilts for this class. And boy, did they come through… Read more →
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4th of July Picnic quilt
In 2007, I went to Arroyo Grande, CA to meet Susan Branch and do a very special interview with her for my podcast. Meeting Susan and interviewing her for the podcast was one of the biggest “pinch me” moments of my career. I had been a fan of her long before we met and I was an even bigger fan… Read more →
Online class #2 — Machine Appliqué
Hi Quilters — Do you admire appliqué quilts but just feel intimidated when looking at them? You’d love to own one but the thought of making one yourself is just too much to consider? If you are that person, I have the perfect class for you: Learn Machine Applique In this class, I teach you all of the basics to… Read more →
New Online class!
A few months ago, I traveled to Berne, Indiana to film three new online classes for Annie’s Publishing. The first of the three class has just been released — Learn to Make Easy Jelly Roll Quilts. Here are the two quilts for the class: The main quilt is Roman Foursquare, with a bonus quilt (Chinese Coins) to make with the leftovers.… Read more →
Concentrated Quilting
Have you ever thought that being able to study with one teacher for a week would be kind-of like heaven? That’s what I thought when I took a class at the Empty Spools Seminar at Asilomar. I have loved studying with the teachers that I have had, and felt so much more enriched with what I learned. There is a… Read more →
What’s a BERNINA Ambassador?
This week, a group of BERNINA Ambassadors is doing a Bloghop. This is a few of us — Lynn Harris, Christa Watson, Cheryl Sleboda, Joanne Sharpe, Kay England and me — at Spring Quilt Market in Salt Lake City 2016. What do we do and why do we do it? First of all, we love BERNINA. The sewing machines, the… Read more →
iQuilt is at it again
Hi Quilters! I got an email from AQS today with a note to pass on to you: And by the way, I’ll be at the quilt show in Paducah in April, doing demos in the iquilt booth. Please come by and say HI! The show program will have the complete schedule of appearances. If you’ve never been to Paducah, you… Read more →
Fresh batch of journals!
I just added a fresh batch of journals to the online store this morning. Each is unique and once it’s gone, it can’t be reproduced. There are three journals that are customizable — so YOU get to choose what the quote is, what charm to add, etc.) and the price of customization is included in the price of the journal.… Read more →
Kids quilts
I have been looking at quilts and bedding for kids lately. Yes, being a grandmother does strange things to quilters. Quilts for kids. What do they like in a quilt? If you ask my granddaughters, they would say, “Pink!” and “Purple!” Yes, I am sure they are products of traditional socialization. That’s okay. Most kids cannot think past their favorite color,… Read more →
Toyota sewing machines?!
Yes, Toyota. The company best known for its cars started out as an automated loom works for textile production. In 1929, the founder, Kiichiro Toyoda was tasked with investigating automobile production. The Japanese government encouraged this idea and Toyota was manufacturing its first automobile in 1936. After the war in 1946, the first Toyota sewing machine was constructed under the strict… Read more →